A group of forteen Japanese porcelain dishes and plates, Meiji (1868-1912).
Comprising:
Seven plates with shaped rims, decorated with prunus, chrysanthemums, orchids, and butterflies, diameter 21.5 cm.
Four dishes, shaped rims, decoration of a flower basket with a yellow bird, diameter 15 cm.
A pair of serving dishes, decorated with underglazed blue landscapes, length 17 cm.
Serving dish, decoration of a foo dog amidst cloud formations, diameter 15.5 cm.
Wear. A few minor chips.
Provenance
From the Collection of Johan Almqvist (1940-2024). Johan spent his early years in various countries and learned many languages thanks to his father, Karl Fredrik Almqvist (1906-1982), who was a Swedish diplomat. Johan had a passion for art and travel early on. In the early 1960s, as one of his first jobs as a free-lance journalist, he traveled to the Middle East where his interest in Persian ceramics and collecting started.
He then came to be based in Japan, still as a free-lance journalist for all the major Scandinavian Newspapers as well as Springer (Die Welt and Zeitung), Swedish Television, Svensk Radio and Radio Luxembourg. He covered a large part of Asia, including The Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam.
1974 he was hired by Beijer Invest to be based in Japan.
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